i downloaded the masonry add on from(http://sourceforge.net/projects/automas ... 0V%200.56/) then i opened blender, opened the user preferences, clicked install add-on, located it and then hit install add-on. but when i go to enable it, it isn't there. so i then tried the alternative method and dropped the file into the add-on folder in the blender configuration files, and it still doesn't show up in the add-on menu.

i don't know what else to do. if im doing something wrong, or there is a better download link, PLEASE SHARE IT! i've spent hours with this stupid add-on and i don't know what i should do. please help me. thanks

@CoDEmanX - i'm not sure how to view the script of the file i downloaded, but in your link is that the script? and if so is there a way i can put that into blender? i'm not familiar with scripts since this is my first time trying to install an add-on

@stiv - so i took your advice and copied the script into notepad and saved it as a .txt file. but when i click "install add-on" in the preferences menu and navigate to the folder, it doesn't show up. the only files i can get to show up are .py files. (im assuming .py stands for python) but when i install it is won't show up in my add-on tab.
any other ideas?